Biochemical and immunological characterization of pollen-derived β-galactosidase reveals a new cross-reactive class of allergens among Mediterranean trees

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 123-133

  Bistoni, Onelia ^a   Emiliani, Carla ^a   Agea, Elisabetta ^a   Russano, Anna M ^a   Mencarelli, Simona ^a   Orlacchio, Aldo ^a   Spinozzi, Fabrizio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergy; Cypress pollen; IgE, specific; Olive pollen; Peptides; T lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CD4 ANTIGEN; DIETHYLAMINOETHYL CELLULOSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; ISOENZYME; POLLEN EXTRACT; GLYCOSIDASE;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CELL SPECIFICITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CIRCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; CUPRESSUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HOST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; LYMPHOCYTE CLONE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; OLIVE TREE; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SENSITIZATION; SERUM; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SOUTHERN EUROPE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TREE; URTICARIA; IMMUNOLOGY; ITALY; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ALLERGENS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CROSS REACTIONS; CUPRESSUS; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; OLEA; POLLEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 15844407980     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000083319     Document Type: Article

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